jpdb beta

married woman's secret lover; paramour; adultery (by a married woman)

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great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind

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for example; for instance; e.g.

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to have a rumor circulating

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influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on

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contract of employment

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to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead

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there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

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independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan

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yield; crop; production; volume; piecework

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system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation

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commission-only remuneration (e.g. from sales)

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revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out

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we; us

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support

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to sell

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to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

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truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth

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but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

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better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

2

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

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to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on

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I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

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to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

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to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

2

meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

2

promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

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to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store

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to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

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to pierce; to penetrate

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advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation

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to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of

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jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

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to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic

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but; however; provided that

2

assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)

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to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

3

indoor; inside the room

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to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

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with the exception of; excepting; excluding

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someone; somebody

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quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

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palm (of one's hand)

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grey; gray; ashen

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marble

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to be stereotypical

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small; little; tiny

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hand-mirror

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to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

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